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Both men have denied wrongdoing, and Israel has contested the legitimacy of the charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Raducanu has contested 22 tournaments this year, and was also in Auckland and set to play on New Year's Eve before withdrawing because of her back.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Bauer is the only player that has contested such a suspension.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

A fierce rival of Museveni, he has contested and lost four presidential elections against Uganda's leader, who has been in power since 1986.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

I even regret that, in order to establish rights which nobody has contested, he deemed it necessary to have recourse to the certificates of early pupils of the Polytechnic School, or Professors of the University.

From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert